VMware Data Services Manager supports MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, open-source relational database management systems (RDBMS). VMware Data Services Manager supports multiple database versions of PostgreSQL and MySQL.

For information about supported versions, see Hardware and Software Requirements of VMware Data Services Manager and VMware Data Services Manager Release Notes.

You can create, edit, manage, and monitor databases in VMware Data Services Manager. You can also clone, recover, and restore databases.

Database Clusters

VMware Data Services Manager supports MySQL and PostgreSQL database clusters. Database clusters promote redundancy and help in business continuity. A database cluster that consists of a Primary database and one or more Replica databases enables manual and automatic promotion of a Replica database if and when a Primary becomes unavailable.
  • With MySQL, VMware Data Services Manager supports a single vSphere cluster. In this configuration, multiple nodes are co-located on a single vSphere cluster providing automatic failover and resiliency to a single compute node failure. Only three-node topology is available.

    MySQL clustering configuration is a three node InnoDB Cluster, which uses Group Replication that provides resiliency to a single node failure. However, in the event of a total cluster failure or unplanned restart, the most recently committed transactions might be lost. For more information, see the official MySQL Group Replication documentation.

  • With PostgreSQL, you can select a one-node (0 replicas) or three-node (1 replica) topology on a single vSphere cluster. Multiple nodes are co-located on a single vSphere cluster providing resiliency to compute nodes failures.

To configure a database, see Creating a Database.